Influence of patent false lumen on long-term outcome after surgery for acute type A aortic dissection Naoyuki Kimura, MD, Masashi Tanaka, MD, Koji Kawahito, MD, Atsushi Yamaguchi, MD, Takashi Ino, MD, Hideo Adachi, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 136, Issue 5, Pages 1160-1166.e3 (November 2008) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.05.052 Copyright © 2008 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Segment-specific aortic growth plotted for patients with and without residual patent false lumen. The individual plots end if either distal reoperation occurred or follow-up (death or final follow-up) ended. Patent group, n = 94; thrombosed group, n = 45. FL, False lumen. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2008 136, 1160-1166.e3DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.05.052) Copyright © 2008 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Kaplan–Meier curves. A, Freedom from distal aortic reoperation in patients with and without a patent false lumen. B, Actuarial survival in patients with and without a patent false lumen. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2008 136, 1160-1166.e3DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.05.052) Copyright © 2008 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Kapla n–Meier curves. A, Freedom from distal aortic reoperation in all survivors including patients with DeBakey type II aortic dissection (n = 226). B, Actuarial survival in all patients including those with DeBakey type II aortic dissection (including in-hospital deaths, n = 243). The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2008 136, 1160-1166.e3DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.05.052) Copyright © 2008 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions